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Police seek public’s help in dog shooting investigation

July 29, 2024

OTTO TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in an animal cruelty case in which a male Great Pyrenees dog was shot and killed in the 1100 block of East McKinley Road. It was reported to the sheriff’s office Thursday, July 25, at 6:20 p.m. after the owner said her neighbor found the dog’s body…

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Bomb squad seizes grenade believed to be from WWII

July 29, 2024

FERRY TOWNSHIP — A woman found an old grenade in her garage in the 2500 block of East Loop Road believed to be World War II, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The incident was reported to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, July 23, shortly before 7:30 p.m. “Her father was a World War II veteran, and she believed…

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Phil Morse hired as Shelby village administrator

July 26, 2024

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Jimmy’s Pub becomes Jimmy’z Pub under new ownership

July 25, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor MONTAGUE — Oceana County native Danny Zuniga’s entrepreneurial spirit has led him to purchasing three bars within 6 miles in two years. Two years ago, he bought the Rothbury Tavern and renamed it Danny’z Rothbury Tavern. Then about a year later, Zuniga bought the former Big Cat Daddy Walleye in Montague and converted it to…

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July 25, 2024

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